When it comes to eating animals, certain species are off limits. American don’t eat dogs or cats; they are our companions. We don’t eat horses either; they’ve carried us into battle and helped us settle the nation. Yet, in a contradiction that cannot endure, the U.S. has been a “producer” nation when it comes to … Read more
On December 15th, 1971, the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act was signed into law by President Nixon. But instead of commemorating the half-century mark of the Act with responsible and humane stewardship of our wild herds, the Bureau of Land Management is in the midst of the largest mass helicopter roundup in its … Read more
Today the beloved Onaqui horses will endure terror, chaos, confusion, loss, injury, and death. And make no mistake about it: By ignoring the pleas of tens of thousands of Americans and proceeding with the roundup of these healthy animals, President Biden’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is sending a message that exploitation of wild horses … Read more
Old Man, known by some as Gandalf, is the elder statesman of the Onaqui herd living in the Great Basin Desert in western Utah. Nearing 30 years old, the iconic white stallion with the long, windswept mane and tail has triumphed in countless battles with other stallions for dominance, endured searing hot summers, and survived … Read more
Many of my fondest childhood memories are of time spent with my grandfather, a mink farmer in a tiny Idaho town, just a few miles north of the Utah border. A soft-spoken, kind and generous man, my grandfather doted on his children, including my mother, and on me and his other grandkids. Even with his … Read more